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Mohammad Rahmanpour, Ahmad Reza Nasr Esfehani,
Volume 1, Issue 2 (3-2014)
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Abstract: Curriculum has always been the main element in any educational system and a relatively large number of research has been carried out in this area. Using quantitative approach and document content analysis, this study investigates the methodologies applied in research on higher education curriculum. Among the existing literature, 30 studies from 13 journals that were carried out by Iranian researchers, and 30 studies from 14 credible journals carried out by foreign scholars were selected through purposeful sampling, and subsequently analyzed. The results reveal that in foreign studies on curriculum, qualitative approach was dominant, employed in sixty percent of the studies. Within this portion, case studies and phenomenological approach with %50 and 37.5% were used most by the researchers. The study also found that quantitative approach was the dominant approach applied in Iranian studies (fifty percent), among which survey methodology was the most widely used (%85.8). Moreover, this study indicates that both Iranian and foreign research are moving from quantitative to qualitative and mixed research, although this trend is stronger in foreign research.
Fereydoon Sharirian, Mahmood Mehrmohammadi,
Volume 2, Issue 4 (3-2015)
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Abstract: In this paper, effort has been made to investigate the capabilities of curriculum as an academic discipline (CAD) and the question to be answered was whether curriculum could be seen as an academic discipline? This question has been answered in two parts. In the first part, the criteria of scientific disciplines were presented from the perspective of experts and after extracting the agreed criteria, they have been explored in CAD. In the second part, various classification of academic disciplines were presented, then disciplines that are congruent with CAD have been identified and linked with it. Discussions of part two have led to this result that curriculum is a soft, alive and functional discipline. This discipline has philosophical, social and organizational perspectives. In summary, three views were discussed. Two of these three points of view imply that education and curriculum are not considered as an academic discipline. At the end, the definition of curriculum as an academic discipline has been presented.
Mohammad Hossein Zarei, Ahmad Reza Nasr, Seyyed Ebrahim Mirshahjafari, Mohammad Javad Liaghadar,
Volume 4, Issue 8 (2-2017)
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The purpose of this study was to investigate viewpoints of experts and teachers about individual characteristics and specialized capabilities of the preschool teachers. This research is descriptive-analytic that two qualitative and quantitative methods are used to conduct it. The population of qualitative phase includes faculty members of universities, PhD students, masters teachers in fields of Psychology, Curriculum and Instruction. The population of quantitative phase includes educators in Fars and Isfahan provinces in academic year 2016. Sampling method in the qualitative section was purposive and snowball and in quantitative section, 566 teachers have been selected randomly. Information was collected by the semi-structured interview and researcher-made questionnaire. Qualitative findings were categorized based on content analysis and quantitative findings are analyzed by the inferential and descriptive statistics. After performing preliminary study and analyzing the questionnaires, it was determined that reliability of individual characteristics was 86% and that of the specialized capabilities was 87% as well. Results of the Friedman’s test showed that according to viewpoint of teachers about the individual specifications, mental and personal health is very important, among specialized capabilities of the teachers, ability to manage the class is at top of related items in terms of importance.
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Volume 5, Issue 9 (9-2017)
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The present research aims to determinate the innovation indicators Teaching-learning activities of Curricula based on Constructivism and their application in Isfahan Art University. Qualitative and quantitative methods have been used. The statistical population was the qualitative part of all authorities in education and art education of whom 19 were purposefully selected as samples. The statistical population in the quantitative part consisted of MA and PhD students of Isfahan Art University whom 285people were randomly selected. The research data's were collected from semi-structured interview and realized questionnaires The results of the qualitative part that the most important innovation indicators in Teaching-learning activities consist of: Experimental approach in curriculum planning, attention to the Self- directed, According to the thinking skills., continuous and quality Evaluation, According to the Artist principles of dialogue and discovery-based learning and Application of new knowledge in the field of view and analysis of works of art. The application of innovation indicators” is less than the average. So, holding educational courses, using the experiences of the arts faculty and art experts, continuous review of curriculum based on constructivism indices, are useful factors in improving and innovating Art curricul.
Ms. Zohreh Gharaei, Dr. Saeed Ketabi, Dr. Mansoor Tavakoli,
Volume 5, Issue 10 (3-2018)
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This study was conducted to remedy the shortcomings of the curriculum that the authors had developed for the course Consecutive Interpreting. The curriculum had been designed adopting a social constructivist framework and implemented for a semester to detect the imperfections. Since the main problems centered on the paucity of learners' interactions and the limitedness of the existing interactions to few learners, the face-to-face class was complemented with an online class on Moodle. The blended design was implemented for another semester to evaluate its efficiency in solving the problems. Three public forums were used for discussions. The study revealed that Forum is an efficient module in enhancing interactions. Besides, the differences between the mean participation rate of students with different gender, age and semester of entrance turned out not to be significant, indicating that such variations in the online class had not been barriers hindering learners from getting into interaction.
Hasan Kavianii, Mohammad Javad Liaghatdar, Bi Bi Eshrat Zaman, Yasamin Abediny,
Volume 6, Issue 11 (9-2018)
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| Flipped classroom is a way to create positive changes in education; therefore, in the present study we tried to offer a comprehensive operating model of implementation of this method based on research synthesis. The corpus of this study consisted of all scientific articles published about the implementation of flipped classroom. From this corpus 1084 papers were identified through constant searching of the scientific data bases and a total of 100 articles were selected for the final analysis. A researcher-made worksheet form was used for the purpose of reporting and submitting information. The obtained data were analyzed through six-step model for meta-synthesis Roberts using Open and axial coding techniques. According to the findings Curriculum Design in the flipped classroom includes a change in the structure of classroom which has defined different and new roles and responsibilities for teachers and learners. |
Ms. Somayeh Ghorbani, Dr. S.ebrahim Jafari, Dr. Fereydoon Sharifian,
Volume 7, Issue 13 (3-2019)
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The present study aims at determining teachers’ professional qualifications in “the learning approach to knowing” and presenting executive strategies for realization of this approach. The research employs an exploratory mixed-method research. The population in the qualitative part of the research consists of experts of education and in the quantitative part includes all high school teachers of Districts 2 and 3 of Isfahan. To select participants in both parts, the purposive sampling technique was used; in the qualitative part, 20 experts were employed using the chain purposive sampling method, and in the quantitative part, teachers with MA/MSc and PhD degrees of Isfahan City were selected. To collect data in the qualitative part, semi-structured interviewing technique, and in the quantitative part, a researcher-made questionnaire with 14 scales of professional qualifications for teachers were usedualitative findings were analyzed suing content analysis of interviews, and quantitative findings were analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics.
Mr. Hossein Ghorbani, Dr. Ebrahim Mir Shah Jafari, Dr. Ahmad Reza Nasr, Dr. Mohamad Reza Neyestaniy,
Volume 7, Issue 14 (10-2019)
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This study aims to designing and validation of internship curriculum pattern based on collaborative autobiography in Teacher Education in Iran. In this research, it has been attempted to first analyze the specialized texts related to the subject, in order to extract the Foundations of collaborative Autobiography, and subsequently the implications of curriculum elements of this kind of internship.In the second step, a researcher-made questionnaire was developed and in order to validate the proposed model, the views of the teachers of the curriculum and the instructors of the internship courses at Farhangian University were used. According to the findings, the desirable implementation of the internship curriculum requires collaborative and multidimensional collaborative and multidisciplinary activities among the students of science, teachers and teachers, and what makes this sense meaning the narratives and life experiences that can be linked to the goals Courses are internships and courses.
Mrs Seyede Sedigheh Asgari, Dr. Ahmadreza Nasr, Dr. Mohamadjavad Liaghatdar, Dr. Ebrahim Reyhani,
Volume 8, Issue 15 (3-2020)
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The aim of this paper is to study the relationship between algebra content formation in mathematics textbooks and the mathematics teachers’ current knowledge. Based on this aim, we have considered three subjects: 1. mathematics teachers’ current knowledge of algebra, 2. the beginning and presentation methods of algebra content on the number of selected previous textbooks and 3.the role of previous textbooks content in teacher knowledge forming. Research Methodology had been a survey, content analysis, and historical and documentary analysis. This study showed that the teachers' knowledge and teaching methods do not coincide with the algebra content of the current seventh-grade mathematics textbook, and about 30% of teachers’ knowledge is based on the experiences of the previous textbooks.
Mr. Morteza Moradi Doliskani, Dr. Seyed Ebrahim Mirshah Jafari, Dr. Mohammadreza Neyestani,
Volume 8, Issue 16 (9-2020)
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The purpose of this study is to analyze the type and extent of the curriculum commonplaces in the curriculum committee of selected universities in Iran using a qualitative research approach, it was a content analysis method. The statistical population of the study consisted of all curriculum development and subject matter specialists in university curriculum committees, out of which 21 were selected using purposeful sampling and "saturation criterion" and they were semi-structured interviews. Free categorization and coding were used to analyze the data obtained from the interviews. The findings showed that the type and curriculum commonplaces influencers in the curriculum committees were classified into three main categories: 1-Ageism and resistance to curriculum-policy-making, rent-seeking, and financial incentives to select members; 2- Minor contribution participation of curriculum specialists in curriculum development decision making; 3- Poor participation of employers and students in review curricula or creating new disciplines.
Mr. Ahmad Ebrahimi, Dr. Ebrahim Mirshah Jafari, Dr. Ali Rabbani,
Volume 9, Issue 18 (10-2021)
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The present study was conducted with the aim of identifying and explaining the prerequisites of a dialogical teaching-learning strategy, proportionate to generational characteristics of todaychr('39')s undergraduate students, using the mixed method. The tools used in the qualitative and quantitative sections were semi-structured interview and researcher-made questionnaire, respectively. The analysis of the findings in the qualitative part is based on grounded theory and in the quantitative part is descriptive-survey. The statistical population in the qualitative section was the experts, of which the sample of them continued in a targeted manner. The statistical population in the quantitative section, consisted of faculty members and undergraduate students from whom the research sample was selected from them by stratified random method. Based on the findings, 8 important prerequisites were identified. As a result, the academic motivation and scientific growth of todaychr('39')s students, depends on the efforts of teachers in the application of the mentioned Prerequisites.
Marziyeh Motamedi Mohammadabadi, Ahmadreza Nasr Esfahni, Bibi Eshrat Zamani, Abbas Assadi,
Volume 10, Issue 19 (3-2022)
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The purpose of this study is to develop framework for the media literacy curriculum at Farhangian University. This research was conducted with a qualitative approach through interviews with 28 experts in three groups: communication science specialists, educational sciences and media literacy activists. Sampling was performed purposefully. Content validity was used to determine the validity of the interview and the data were analyzed by categorization method. According to experts, the goals of the media literacy curriculum include media studies, media management, critique and analysis skills, user ethics and media use. Content also includes concepts and generalities, media techniques, message critique, consumption pattern modification, ethics, and media usage. For this purpose, explanatory, problem-oriented, participatory-oriented, critical and workshop methods should be used for teaching, and observational, functional, project, test, self-assessment and self-evaluation methods should be used. The obtained framework can be the basis for designing a media literacy curriculum at Farhangian University.
Mohsen Taghizadeh, Mohamad Reza Nistani, Fridon Sharifian,
Volume 10, Issue 19 (3-2022)
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This study tries to formulate elements of practice -based curriculum in Iranian higher education from the perspective of education specialists with an interpretive approach. The research approach used is a qualitative methodology that has conducted semi-structured interviews with 21 academic actors. The data obtained from the interviews have been analyzed based on the research theory of the grounded theory in the form of three stages of open coding, axial coding and selective coding. The result was the determination of the elements of the practice-based curriculum model in seven elements: purpose, content, teaching-learning strategies, materials and resources, teaching-learning opportunities, learning environment conditions and evaluation. Each of these elements has components
Bahar Rashidi, Ahmad Abedi, Ghasem Noruozi,
Volume 10, Issue 19 (3-2022)
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The present study has pursued two objectives, including investigating the educational system's pathology of gifted schools and provide a curriculum improvement indicators model based on the qualitative method and synthesis research. The statistical population included 261 theoretical sources collection. 94 study had the most coordination. 443 phrases were extracted. Data analyzed by three-step inductive method and 101 themes were obtained. Findings showed that the educational system's damage include 39 basic concepts; 7 sub-themes; 3 main themes. Curriculum development include 62 basic themes; 3 sub-themes and 1 main theme. The results showed one-dimensional training; deficit design and passive teaching-learning programs are gifted school's educational problems. Also, the enrichmental extracurricular includes: multiple and purposeful curriculum; Optimize and increase the quality of teaching-learning; Strengthening the motivation to learn; nurture dynamic students was considered as an indicator of curriculum improvement. Therefore, it is suggested these findings be used to design and develop gifted curriculum.
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Fateme Yazdani, Fereydoon Sharifiyan Jazi, Aahmadreza Nnasr Esfahani, Ahmad Sshanesazzade,
Volume 10, Issue 20 (12-2022)
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The purpose of this study was to identify the essential components of employability of civil engineering graduates, which is applied in terms of purpose and field type in terms of data collection, and according to purpose of the research, a qualitative phenomenological method has been used. The statistical population includes professional civil engineers under the title of employers in field of civil engineering and the method of targeted sampling by snowball method has been used to collect samples of 20 people. The interview data collection method was semi-structured and categorization was used to analyze the findings. The method of validating the interview data was of internal validity type. The results showed that according to civil engineering employers, the most important components of employability in the field of civil engineering included 6 components, which are theoretical and specialized knowledge, interdisciplinary knowledge, practical and technical knowledge, , job skills and engineering insight.
Yaghoob Lohrabi, Fereydoon Sharifian, Seyed Ebrahim Mir Shah Jafari,
Volume 11, Issue 21 (3-2023)
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The purpose of this research was to investigate the views of experts in relation to the personal theorizing and its role in teaching excellence. In this regard, among the professors who had scientific experience and works were selected and interviewed. The data collection tool was a semi-structured interview. Interviews were conducted face-to-face and virtual. After coding, the collected data was analyzed using the categorization method. The results showed that from the point of view of most of the professors, having experience, knowledge and scientific awareness are among the prerequisites for personal theorizing. Also, the professors believed that the relationship between general theories and personal theorizing is in three forms: whole to part, integrated, and technical-artistic. According to the professors' point of view, increasing knowledge and improving professors' performance are the most important opportunities, and the lack of experience of professors is the most important challenge to personal theorizing.
بنت الهدی سادات Hosenian, Mohamadreza Nili, Fereydon Sharifian,
Volume 11, Issue 22 (9-2023)
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The aim of this study was to identify the dimensions and components of teacher professional development according to the patterns and models of teacher professional development.The approach of the present study is qualitative and its method is meta-combination based on the model of Ervin et al(2011).The research community consists of 276 scientific-research articles published in prestigious scientific journals that in the period of 1392 and 2008 have been in the field of professional development of teachers and provide a model in this field. The research sample includes 29 studies that have been purposefully collected and selected based on thematic monitoring of data.The dimensions and components of professional development were classified into 5 dimensions and 22 axes. These dimensions include individual,organizational,socio-cultural,strategic,contextual and obstacles and challenges. By considering these axes, educational policy makers can provide the basis for improving and designing a local model of professional development for teachers.
